Hi, list! This will eventually be posted on the Lincoln page, but I thought it was interesting enough to send out now. You can quickly search your names. My one regret is that most of the women are identified only by their married names; perhaps someday I can dig up maiden names and add them. Hope you enjoy this! Tracee Lincoln County’s Half-Century Club (Published in the October 19, 1939, Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, the list includes Lincoln County residents who had lived in the county at least 50 years. Residents are divided into communities in which they lived in 1939. An asterisk indicates the resident was born in the county.) Lincoln Abbott, E.E. Spring 1884 Ackerman, O.J. May 1878 Adamson, E.T. March 28, 1885 Adamson, Mrs. E.T. 1884 Altman, Mrs. S.A. March 1874 Altman, S.A. Nov. 1875 Anderson, Mrs. C.W. * Nov. 13, 1882 Anderson, Mrs. Charles June 1871 Anderson, Will * Nov. 17. 1876 Armbrust, Howard L. * May 1887 Ashton, A.A. Sept. 1883 Aufdemberger, Mrs. H.W. * April 19, 1878 Baird, W.S. Sept. 1872 Beck, Austin * May 28, 1886 Beck, Mrs. M.J. Dec. 28, 1880 Behrens, Christ April 4, 1887 Behrens, Mrs. Christ April 1878 Berryman. W.J. 1876 Bird, E.F. Sept. 1869 Bird, GW. Sept. 1869 Bloyd, Mrs. J.C. * April 1, 1878 Bohling, Wm. 1884 Bond, W.S. March 1886 Borman, Mrs. Amanda * June 13, 1889 Britegam, Mrs. Grace * Sept. 1882 Britegam, U.G. Nov. 1872 Brockett, Mrs. Jennie * May 25, 1879 Brown, Chas. T. * Aug. 1879 Brown, Mrs. Chas T. * April 24, 1879 Brunt, Ralph W. 1881 Bryan, Cora Donley * Nov. 25, 1874 Burger, Mrs. Pearl * Feb. 1888 Burt, J.H. 1878 Butner, S.S. Oct. 1886 Choate, Mrs. Lucy Oct. 22, 1878 Churchill, Jess Sept. 1878 Clark, Alfred S. * Oct. 21, 1885 Clark, John April 1874 Cleaver, George A. March 1889 Cleaver, James March 1889 Cleaver, Mrs. George A. March 1889 Clinesmith, George April 1886 Coyle, E.S. March 12, 1878 Coyle, Mrs. E.S. April 8, 1885 Crawford, Grant Oct. 1877 Crawford, Mrs. Beulah * July 25, 1884 Crawford, Mrs. Eva H. * Sept. 6, 1871 Damker, Martin March 11, 1872 Davis, Geo. C. April 1873 Detmer, Wm. March 1887 Dill, Mrs. Mary July 1880 Doll, Margaret * Sept. 29, 1886 Donley, Homer * Nov. 1872 Dresselhaus, F.A. May 10, 1884 Dresselhaus, Mrs. F.A. * Aug. 19. 1875 Fancher, James D. June 18, 1880 Feldkamp, Mrs. Henry April 1879 Flaherty, J.M. June 1876 Gilkison, Mrs. L.L. Nov. 1878 Goodykoontz, C.A. Oct. 12, 1878 Goodykoontz, Mrs. C.A. March 1877 Gourley, J.W. * March 16, 1880 Gravener, R.L. March 1878 Green, Will 1885 Green, Will Oct. 1885 Greene, R.W. * Aug. 1880 Grim, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Spring 1885 Hall, Anna M. Oct. 1869 Harlow, E.D. 1885 Hazen, W.B. 1886 Hendrickson, C.C. Oct. 20, 1866 Hendrickson, D.S. Oct. 20, 1866 Hendrickson, J.R. Oct. 20, 1866 Hendrickson, Mrs. C.C. Jan. 1879 Hendrickson, Mrs. J.R. Sept. 2, 1877 Herman, Will * March 3, 1876 Hollingsworth, Mrs. L.T. Oct. 12, 1878 Hollingsworth, Mrs. L.T. Oct. 12, 1878 Holman, Mrs. Will May 1878 Holman, Will March 1878 Horner, Harry O. * Aug. 10, 1886 Hundertmark, George April 1877 Hunter, J.E. Sept. 1878 Hunter, Mrs. Jennie H. Oct. 1884 Hutchison, G.E. Oct. 1, 1888 Jeffers, George E. Feb. 1878 Jeffers, Mrs. Eliza E. 1878 Jones, A.R. 1877 Jordan, Albert O. 1887 Kerr, R.G. May 1877 Kilcoyne, Mike * Feb. 28, 1882 Kilcoyne, Mrs. Mike * Sept. 27, 1879 Kindlesparger, Mrs. Annie * Nov. 19, 1878 Kobbeman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry March 1879 Kowalke, G.M. April 1885 Larsen, J.L. Sept. 1882 Lebien, Mrs. Lizzie March 1886 Lebien, Mrs. W.O. March 1886 Lebien, W.O. Oct. (illegible) Lessor, Bing 1887 Lessor, Louis * April 1889 Lessor, Mrs. Louis * Feb. 1889 Liss, C.E. * Dec. 1880 Livingood, Roy * June 1885 Lohmann, Charles 1885 Long, Carl A. * Dec. 5, 1882 Lovin, Mrs. Pearl March 1878 Luff, Mrs. Mary 1874 Lyne, T.T. * March 1880 Lyne, W.E. 1878 Lyster, Mrs. Maude Oct. 1884 Marshall, J.B. Sept. 1877 Marshall, Martha April 1873 Marshall, Mrs. J.B. 1872 Mathews, H. 1889 Mathews, Mrs. Ella Sept. 1879 McClain, Rev. W.A. 1878 McClure, Will March 20, 1882 McFarland, E.A. 1883 McFarland, Mrs. J.H. Spring 1886 McGeary, Eber * Aug. 14, 1882 Medcraft, Alfred April 1871 Meili, Rudolf April 1880 Melrose, Archie 1878 Melrose, Mrs. Archie * July 1878 Metz, D.S. Nov. 1885 Metz, Mrs. D.S. April 1879 Minx, Mrs. Etta June 1883 Montgomery, George 1874 Moss, Geo. E. * March 26, 1883 Moss, M.E. * Aug. 1877 Moss, Mrs. M.E. March 1885 Nixon, C.H. * Aug. 27, 1874 Noon, Phillip Oct. 1867 Obermueller, Ernest 1888 Obermueller, Mrs. Ernest 1878 Ostland, Martin L. Oct. 1882 Page, Mrs. W.C. Sept. 1871 Patterson, Mrs. Minnie * Sept. 1872 Peckham, George A. April 18, 1877 Peckham, Mrs. George March 1879 Pierce, T.S. Feb. 1870 Porter, H.U. Feb. 1874 Porter, Mrs. Ella * July 1888 Rohwer, H.J. April 1878 Rohwer, Mrs. H.J. * April 15, 1880 Roush, J.C. * March 1880 Saunders, Mrs. Bessie April 1879 Shafer, Mrs. Ida April 1874 Shafer, Oren H. June 21, 1870 Shaffstall, Leo April 28, 1879 Shaffstall, Mrs. Leo * Aug. 8, 1878 Smith, H.A. Nov. 7, 1877 Smith, Mrs. H.A. * Nov. 17, 1877 Smith, Mrs. Jessie Oct. 1871 Smith, Mrs. Martha * Sept. 8, 1872 Songer, Dr. W.G. 1888 Songer, Mrs. W.G. * Aug. 1888 Spear, W.W. March 1884 Spencer, Dr. B.F. March 1878 Sprague, Fred 1874 Sprague, Mrs. Fred 1884 Stewart, Mrs. Della Fall 1878 Strange, A.O. April 1866 Strange, Alfred E. * Jan. 25, 1877 Tannehill, William * Sept. 11, 1877 Toole, H.J. * April 1882 Veitengruber, George * May 9, 1879 Wacker, Edward J.G. Feb. 1880 Wacker, Herman H. March 1, 1881 Walker, John Fall 1878 Walters, F.A. * 1879 Walters, Mrs. F.A. * 1880 Watson, Gus June 1871 Webb, E.J. Sept. 12, 1874 Webb, Mrs. E.J. 1878 Weseloh, Wm. C. 1879 Wild, Will * 1875 Wolford, S.C. Oct. 1871 Woody, A.W. April 3, 1871 Woody, Mrs. A.W. April 14, 1878 Wright, H.C. * Dec. 1876 Zier, Fred * March 19, 1879 Vesper Bacus, L.L. 1887 Bacus, Mrs. L.L. * April 12, 1889 Cox, Mrs. O.W. March 1878 Cromwell, Mrs. Jessie D. Aug. 1879 Harlow, E.J. March 1876? Holm, Mrs. P.W. * July 25, 1872 Holm, P.W. Sept. 1886 Jensen, Andrew * March 9, 1882 Jensen, James * Dec. 16, 1878 Lessor, Mrs. Bing * 1886 McClure, D.I. 1883 McClure, Mrs. Hattie 1884 Nelson, Hans Nov. 1886 Swenson, K.M. July 1879 Twibell, Mrs. Laura 1884 Wiemerslage, Mrs. Wm. Nov. 1876 Wiemerslage, Wm. Sept. 1885 Denmark Anderson, A.C. April 1872 Dehlin, Mrs. Hulda N. 1885 Nielsen, H.P. * July 31, 1874 Ash Grove Brown, Clara M. 1875 Brown, F.L. 1875 Brown, Ora M. * 1883 Hunter Barnhill, Mrs. Louisa April 1871 Sylvan Grove Frey, Mrs. Mina May 1880 Lantz, Miles H. * 1885 Morgan, Mrs. Eula I. April 6, 1873 Shaffer, Mrs. J.E. * Aug. 5, 1875 Sigle, Frank * Feb. 1878 Vonada, Mildred May 1880 Vonada, Mrs. Mildred Aug. 1882 Barnard Bowen, Esley 1871 Burns, W.W. 1884 Clark, E.W. * 1881 Clark, H.H. * 1883 Clark, Mrs. E.W. * 1883 Cornelison, Joe F. * Sept. 1882 Cornellisson, C.M. * 1875 Ellis, Charles E. * Nov. 6, 1879 Ellis, Mrs. Charles E. Spril 1886 Griffeth, A.M. Dec. 31, 1887 Griffin, Mrs. Katie 1888 Grimes, J.A. April 1883 Harbin, Mrs. Lucy 1885 Hiserote, George N. 1881 Keeler, A.N. 1888 Keeler, Geo. * 1886 Lancaster, Mrs. A.F. * May 4, 1880 Loy, Chas. F. March 1874 Loy, Geo. E. March 1874 Loy, M.H. March 1874 Loy, Mrs. Chas. F. * Unknown Mastellar, Mrs. Cora B. 1872 McBride, Tom 1878 Meinhertz, Chas. H. 1884 Mesick, Chas. 1886 Mesick, E.D. 1886 Mesick, Mrs. Chas. 1886 Mesick, Mrs. E.D. 1886 Morrical, J.H. 1872 Murphy, B.F. 1887 Murphy, Mrs. B.F. 1886 Murray, John 1884 Murray, Mrs. Marcella C. 1868 Parsons, Mrs. Sarah March 21, 1886 Resch, J.J. 1869 Saunders, Mrs. Lillian 1874 Snapp, Geo. W. 1873 Snapp, Mrs. Geo. W. 1875 Snook, Mrs. E.M. * 1869 Watson, Mrs. W.T. * 1878 White, George 1879 Beverly Anderson, George * 1888 Anderson, Mrs. Oscar 1876 Anderson, Oscar 1878 Barnum, W.J. March 6, 1871 Bell, Lew * 1887 Bishop, J.A. Feb. 25, 1870 Bishop, Mrs. James Sept. 1880 Bishop, Mrs. Lota Sept. 1880 Bloomheart, Mrs. R.B. 1882 Bloomheart, Mrs. S.W. 1882 Bloomheart, R.B. 1872 Bloomheart, S.W. * 1873 Borgstadter, H.T. March 10, 1885 Cassell, Oscar 1877 Cavendar, Mrs. J.P. * March 23, 1886 Clark, Joseph F. * 1879 Clark, Mrs. Joe 1882 Cline, Mrs. Martha Spring 1885 Cullum, Mrs. Webb * Aug. 6, 1872 Cullum, Webb 1876 Fenton, Mrs. Flora * July 1876 Greene, Ben J. 1878 Greene, C.A. * June 6, 1872 Hancock, Emma Lewis 1888 Hancock, Waldo 1869 Hinckley, A.J. Feb. 1880 Hinckley, Nora Feb. 1880 House, Mrs. Laura 1879 Ingham, A.K. * 1883 Kernohan, Fred * 1887 Kernohan, Mrs. Fred * 1889 Loy, J.H. * 1878 McIntyre, R.B. 1885 Meili, John R. * 1885 Miller, Will Sept. 1878 Morton, Joseph 1885 Morton, Mrs. Nora S. * April 18, 1870 Morton, S.H. Sept. 1885 Nothern, J.M. * Nov. 18, 1877 Otte, O.C. April 1879 Phillips, Dollie S. Hill Spring 1876 Phillips, Elmer M. 1878 Powell, Hassen 1877 Powell, Mrs. Elizabeth 1878 Ruggels, L.S. 1885 Schroeder, Henry 1878 Schroeder, John 1878 Schroeder, Mrs. Emma 1878 Scranton, Mrs. H.O. * Sept. 14, 1875 Smith, Ab * 1874 Smith, Martha * 1887 Sparks, A.D. 1879 Sparks, Mrs. A.D. 1885 Sparks, Walter * 1885 Stonebraker, Daisy M. * 1872 Stout, Mrs. Nathan 1872 Teach, Mrs. Charlie 1882 Thews, R. April 1880 Wakefield, Mrs. M.W. 1879 Warren, Calvin 1887 Warren, Edwin 1887 Warren, Mrs. Margaret 1887 Wertz, M. * Feb. 23, 1874 Wertz, Mrs. M. 1878 White, P. William * April 1888

I am pleased to announce that I finally have my web site on line. Included in the site is my genealogy, all of which stems from Lincoln County. Family names included in the genealogy include HOLL, MUELLER, WOLTING, TIEMANN, WALTERS, WALLS, QUILLIN, and HARSCHBARGER. The address of the genealogy page is: http://home.earthlink.net/~scottholl/Pages/Fam_hist.htm Questions about or comments on the site are welcome. Thanks, Scott Holl

In 1929, Mabel S. Wallace wrote her MA thesis at Colorado State College of Education on "History of Lincoln County, Kansas." I have obtained a copy of the thesis and have been making an index of names in it. Most are residents of Lincoln County, though some are not (e.g. architects and contractors who did work for the county or the school district). E-mail me if you would like for me to see if your ancestor or family member is mentioned. I could, at some time, post the index, perhaps in several installments, if you think that would be help. Wilda Morris

On the 1885 census in the Milo area there is a family by the name of White. J. White was 63 and from OH. His wife J.E. and children were born in MO. Does anyone know this family? Also does anyone have access to the 1875 census? Thanks, Sherry Ray Kent, WA

Hi, listers, and Happy New Year a bit early! I am just organizing the pile of things I brought back from Lincoln this time. Everyone who wanted lookups should have received something in the mail from me by now. What else? Let's see... * The Lincoln Sentinel-Republican ran a series in 1939 called "Hats off to the Builders of Lincoln County" by Thelma J. McMullen. I stumbled across it and tried to get each installment; not sure I succeeded. Then I picked up the most recent Sentinel and found they are re-running them! :) But they seem to be editing them pretty heavily so I'm glad I got the originals. I am not sure how to share them without violating copyright laws, so for now, I will list what I have and if anyone wants a copy, let me know! (I know one will be popular right away, to the various Hancock researchers.) Here they are: W.J. Berryman, Dr. H.M. Hall, Edwin A. McFarland, Dr. Sarah Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick William Herman, Columbus C. Hendrickson, John Riley Hendrickson, J.W. Biggs, William B. Cheney, Zacariah Theodore Heminger, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hurlock, Alfred Webb Woody, Patrick Noon, Phillip Noon, Mrs. Frank Smith (Jessie Gilpin), Grant Crawford, Mrs. J.K. Stevenson (Rebecca Crawford), Mrs. Eva Crawford (Eva Trask) and Waldo Hancock. * An article from the 1939 Sentinel called "Stories My Parents Told Me..." by Mrs. L.E. Shaffstall. Some interesting reminisces of the early days. I'll try to find a way to post this. * A list of the names of the brand new Veterans Memorial on the Courthouse lawn (photos to go with it, eventually). * One of my favorites: the S-R ran a list called "Lincoln County's Half-Century Club" in 1939 with the names of those who had settled more than 50 years ago! Definitely can post that. * Obituaries for various people, including J.J. Peate, C.W. Stites, Elias Rees, Christian Christiansen, Dr. Sarah Cole, Ernst Wiegert, Laura L. Shafer nee Cunningham, Karen Rae Wolleson, Mrs. C.B. Daughters nee Herbert, John Murray, Rebecca J. Hockenberry nee Wilkins. * Some assorted "gleanings" and society items that I will post in the New Year. * Last but not least, the sexton made me a set of rods to use in finding bodies in the cemetery! I couldn't have been more thrilled. Mom and I took them to St. John's Catholic Cemetery and I really freaked her out. Think I'd better do this alone. But I found one great-great uncle that I knew was out there, and in just a few minutes found several unmarked graves, and I know there are more. So on my next (warmer) trip I will try to better map that cemetery. Well, enough for now. If anyone sees anything here they are interested in, let me know. Oh, one more thing. The Courthouse's 100-year celebration has been set for the weekend of Sept. 2, in case you're thinking of a genealogy trip to Lincoln and are looking for a good time to go. Tracee

Hi everyone, I got a scanner for Christmas and am excited to be able to scan various documents and photos from Rosette school and other photos of Lincoln County for my list friends! I have scanned a photo of Rosette School with the teacher and school children standing in front of the school. The names on the back of the photo are: W.E. Peck, Teacher Sadie McAlavy Maude Webber Clyde Peck Chesley Wells Ernest Spear Elsie Kistler Elsie Grimm Versa Farr Velma Peck Matie Peck Claude Kistler Elmer Kistler Avery Peck John McAlavy Fred Meyers Carrie Sassaman Cora Farr Annie Kistler Netta Webber Annie Fricke Jennie McAlavy Minnie Roth Marble Browning Lula Schutt Emma Schutt Naomi Grimm Edwin Fricke Herman McAlavy Fred M. Kistler Fredie Kistler Sylvia Peck Johnnie Fricke Sammie McAlavy Eddie Kistler Georgia Grimm If anyone is interested in a scanned photo of the front and back of this photo, please let me know and I'll e-mail it to you!!! Tonya (Peck) Cox

William E. Hewes married Mary Bell Cody on Feb 20 1890. I believe the marriage did not last long and they divorced. Is there any divorce records I might check to see if this is true? Also is there death records for Lincoln Co. for the period between the 1880's and 1914 when death certificates came into being? Thank you, Sherry Ray, Kent, Washington

Bill; I'm sure that everyone will agree with me that NO apologies are necessary....all of us have said our silent prayers for your daughter since her illness began, we have each worried and shed tears with you. It is so hard with little ones because as an adult you want the ability to take away their pain and take it upon yourself instead. Tell Rachel that we all care about her and are praying for her ....and Bill and Diane....we all care about you too.... A genealogy list is a place to come together to discuss history and families....Isn't that what you were doing? I don't think anyone would disagree with me on that one. Bless you and your little one. Tami P. Ramsey tami@i-plus.net Pulaski County VA GenWeb Coordinator & Listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/ Webmaster Wilderness Road Regional Museum http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/wrrm/index.htm Webmaster for New River Historical Society Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanrhs/ RAMSEY Family Webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/ SULSER Listowner ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill & Diana Sowers <wrs@cjnetworks.com> To: <KSLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 6:17 PM Subject: [KSLINCOL] I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE > > Dear Lincoln County genealogy researchers... > > My apologies. I asked Diana to forward on a message to the Lincoln COunty > list members interested in hearing about our daughter Rachel who has > leukemia and is undergiong a bone marrow transplant. I didn't tell her that > we have two different lists in our computer's address book... one for the > Rachel-Lincoln County folks and another for the Lincoln COunty GENEALOGY > folks. She sent the message unknowingly to the genealogy list... my mistake > not hers. > > I am not at home at present but am asking Diana to send this message to you > to apologize for my error... unintentional. This is a genealogy list and I > had no intention of bringing personal matters to this list. Again, my > apologies. > > Bill Sowers > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > Bill and Diana Sowers - wrs@cjnetworks.com - > 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 > check out our SCHREMMER-POLLOCK families page at: > http://www.cjnetworks.com/~wrs/index.htm > Lincoln County Kansas KSGenweb Project page at: > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html > Gove County Kansas KSGenWeb Project page at: > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html

Dear Lincoln County genealogy researchers... My apologies. I asked Diana to forward on a message to the Lincoln COunty list members interested in hearing about our daughter Rachel who has leukemia and is undergiong a bone marrow transplant. I didn't tell her that we have two different lists in our computer's address book... one for the Rachel-Lincoln County folks and another for the Lincoln COunty GENEALOGY folks. She sent the message unknowingly to the genealogy list... my mistake not hers. I am not at home at present but am asking Diana to send this message to you to apologize for my error... unintentional. This is a genealogy list and I had no intention of bringing personal matters to this list. Again, my apologies. Bill Sowers ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Bill and Diana Sowers - wrs@cjnetworks.com - 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 check out our SCHREMMER-POLLOCK families page at: http://www.cjnetworks.com/~wrs/index.htm Lincoln County Kansas KSGenweb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove County Kansas KSGenWeb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html

Hello family and friends.... We've had the first of what I hope are many good days today. This is day "+11BMT" in hospital language.... the eleventh day after Rachel's bone marrow transplant. The last few days were bad ones with a very raw throat and frequent nausea. Diana was here for those days and did a lot of hugging and holding. The hospital staff provided pain relievers through sprays and mediciations administered through the Hickman I.V. line. I arrived Sunday evening. Monday morning there was one bout with nausea and pain in the throat... and then an hour later Rachel started bouncing around the room... kept me running all day long. She danced, sang and played and played and played... finally konked out at about 10:30pm... mad at me because I turned out the lights over the bed and turned off her program on T.V.! This morning the doctors informed me that Rachel's immune count had shot up overnight. If things continued as they were she could go home two weeks earlier than usual.... if today was an indication of things to come I'm a believer! The stay at the hospital has generally been good. On Sunday, Dec. 19, friend Maureen and her son, Jeffrey, stayed with Rachel so Diana and I could both be in Topeka for the Assumption School CHristmas pageant.... we were grateful to both of them for providing us with the opportunity to see Emily (8th grade) in her last Christmas performance at Assumption... not to mention the priviledge of witnessing another fine production by the students of Assumption. When we returned to the hospital all was well.... although Cindy, Rachel's stuffed bunny rabbit had fallen madly in love with Jeffrey... she still speaks fondly of him... though I think he's being replaced in Cindy's affection by Ricky Martin, whom we saw on the television recently. On Christmas Day Kenny, Amanda, Emily and I packed half the house in a van and headed east to Kansas CIty where we spent much of the day with Rachel and Diana. There are restrictions on what can come into Rachel's room... no stuffed animals unless they are new, still wrapped in plastic or boxed. Cindy the bunny rabbit has been the only exception... and that's because Rachel's godmother, Lois, was able to get a sealed wood/glass case made for Cindy to sit in during Rachel's stay at the hospital... something which lifted Rachel's spirits about ten points higher when Cindy arrived. But Rachel had nothing to sleep with... until Christmas Day when "Baby" showed up. Diana and Amanda had found her at a store... still boxed... a sheep dog.... and as big as a real sheep dog.... Baby takes up about a fourth of Rachel's bed!!!... Rachel's big Christmas gift... literally. The Topeka/Shawnee County PUblic LIbrary staff were also kind enough to supply us with treats, some decorations and new, unused games to play during the day as well... it was a good day. Thanks. We're hoping things will continue to improve. We had been told originally that Rachel would have to stay in Kansas CIty for up to three months after her release from the hospital to be close by. Now the doctors are talking about letting her come home to Topeka. We're an hour away from the hospital on the Turnpike and right now they think things should work out ok. We'll know by the end of this week if that'll be possilbe. Otherwise we'll need to find an apartment in the KC area for one to three months. We wish you all a good New Year and thank you for your continued support and prayers. BIll Sowers Bill and Diana Sowers - wrs@cjnetworks.com - 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 check out our SCHREMMER-POLLOCK families page at: http://www.cjnetworks.com/~wrs/index.htm Lincoln County Kansas KSGenweb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove County Kansas KSGenWeb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html

Looking for George W. Stubbs and wife Susan. George Stubbs was born 21 May 1865 in Indiana, but grew-up in Lincoln Co., Kansas. According to a land record in Kansas this couple, in Sept 1904, was in Bernalillo co., Territory of New Mexico. George Stubbs was the son of John Stubbs and Minerva Frances Springer. I am seeking further information on them and any children for a family book. Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

Hi, list! There is an article about "Lincoln Day" in Lincoln in the most recent addition of Kansas Magazine, if any of you have access and want to check it out. Also, I have a friend who is looking to buy genealogy software for her father for Christmas, and is looking for something Mac-based that will support videos and photos as well as text. Does anyone have any suggestions? Tracee

Hi, list! I'll be heading to our mutual homeland of Lincoln County on the 17th for the holidays, and I'd like to make my annual offer to do lookups. I can check marriages at the courthouse or look up obituaries or other news at the library. I also would be willing to take photos of tombstones or cemetery plots with the caveat that if the weather is bad, many cemeteries would be inaccessible, so there are no guarantees. Just send me an off-list message between now and the 15th, and I'll put together a list. There is no charge for this service; I tell folks who want to pay that they can send a donation to the Lincoln Carnegie Library instead. But there is no obligation; I just like doing it. Tracee

Hello.... Our apologies. Our 13 year old got on the computer this evening and proceeded to write to a bunch of people and at least one email list with the one word message, "hi." Bill and Diana Sowers Bill Sowers (ksdocs@ink.org) Kansas Documents Librarian/Tech Services Librarian State Library of Kansas 300 SW 10th, Room 343-N -- Topeka, KS 66612 (In the State Capitol Building in beautiful downtown Topeka) (phone: 785-296-0265) (in-state WATS 800-432-3919) CHECK OUT THE TOPEKA LIBRARIES ONLINE "ATLAS" CATALOG at: http://lib.wuacc.edu/

hi Bill and Diana Sowers - wrs@cjnetworks.com - 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 check out our SCHREMMER-POLLOCK families page at: http://www.cjnetworks.com/~wrs/index.htm Lincoln County Kansas KSGenweb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove County Kansas KSGenWeb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html

Hi, list! Just a note to tell you that I just got the Beverly Cemetery listings from Josephine Manning and am ready to do lookups! Tracee

Hello Lincoln County researchers... As you know Tracee sent a story of the history of St Patrick's Catholic Church (and the parish in Vesper) to the list recently. It is now online under Lincoln COunty Stories. Tracee also sent in some gleanings for the newspaper pages. We've added them as well. Surnames and locations for the newspaper gleanings are as follows: Added to Lincoln County KS Newspaper Gleanings page URL: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/lincn.htm ABBOTT ABEL AHRING ALLISON ANDERSON ARTMAN ASKEY BACUS BAIRD BENDURE BIGGS BLAIR BRADBURY BROCKETT BRUMBAUGH BURGER BURT CECIL CLEAVER COGSWELL COOPER DENGATE DEPPEN DODGE DONLEY DOOLITTLE DOWNEY DUEWELL ENGLISH FARNSWORTH FELDKAMP FLAHERTY GARRITY GOENS GOURE GREENE HALL HAMILTON HAMMOND HANCOCK HARLOW HEALY HENDERSON HENDRICKSON HERMAN HINCKLEY HINKSON HOFFER HUNT HUTCHINSON JONES JORGENSON KERR KLAMETH KREISER KRESSLY KRUSE LATTO LAWSON LEAF LEMMONS LEWICK LOGAN LOHMANN LUFF McCLAIN McCORMICK McCURDY McKINNEY McMILLAN MAHER MAHONEY MARKLEY MASTELLAR MARSH MEINHERZ METZ MILLS MINX MORGAN MOSS MURPHY NEAL NEWLON NIMMONS NOON O'DONNELL OSTLAND PAGE PECK PEPPER PORTER POTTER QUINN REED REMUS ROBINSON RYAN SEIBERT SHAFER SHRAEDER SKILES SKINNER SMITH SORENSEN SPRAGUE SPRINGE STANLEY STEVENS STEWART STOVER STRANGE SWANK SWENSON THEWS TITUS TOOLE VON FANGE WALKER WALLS WATSON WEBB WEBBER WEED WEEKS WHALEN WHITAKER WHYSONG WOODY WRIGHT ZINK ZOOK Added to the obituary page (also from Tracee) URL: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/linco.htm William John BERRYMAN (included surname: STEVENSON) Mrs BRADBURY (included surname: NELSON) Christian CHRISTIANSEN Bill and Diana Sowers - wrs@cjnetworks.com - 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 check out our SCHREMMER-POLLOCK families page at: http://www.cjnetworks.com/~wrs/index.htm Lincoln County Kansas KSGenweb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html Gove County Kansas KSGenWeb Project page at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html

Did someone on the list send me a query about the surname SHERMAN? I had an email from someone and it seems to have disappeared (which means I must have spiked it by accident). If it was someone on the list, pls. send it again. I feel terrible! Tracee P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi again! I found this history of St. Patrick's Catholic Church among a bunch of obituaries my grandmother (thankfully) saved over the years. I wish I knew the date it was published, but it was likely during the 1970s. If any of you are descended from any of the Irish settlers mentioned in this article, I'd love to hear from you. I know the railroad was a common denominator about the Irish, but I'm hoping to learn if some were acquainted before, in Ireland or on the east coast before coming west to Kansas. Tracee St. Patrick’s Parish History By Helen Flaherty (Reprinted from the Lincoln Sentinel-Republican, date unknown) The Union Pacific Railroad completed the union of the Atlanta and Pacific coasts when it finished 3,300 miles of track in 1869. To encourage the railroad to build this line, the government gave certain sections of land 20 miles north and 20 miles south of the proposed line, and the railroad company disposed of this land at $1.25 per acre. To encourage settlers, the government gave 160 acre homesteads and timber claims if certain conditions were fulfilled. As a result of dissatisfaction with English rule, many of the people of Ireland immigrated to the United States. Many being poor, it was a necessity for them to find employment as soon as possible. The railroad provided work for many who were seeking jobs. A number of the first Irish settlers of Lincoln county had first located in Junction City and Ellsworth. As there was a chance to take up homesteads and buy railroad land cheap, many of these people came to Lincoln county to acquire land homes of their own locating along the Saline River. Pioneer Families The first Irish to settle in Lincoln county were the Michael Healys and Peter King, followed by Mr. Healy’s mother, brothers, the Kings, Laffertys, Patrick and Thomas Noon with their families, the O’Tooles, Flahertys, Whalens, Foleys, Forans, Kellys, Mulloys, Corrigans and Kilcoynes. A short time later the Dillons and the Downey brothers arrived. Francis, one of the Downey brothers, was the first Catholic to locate in Lincoln Center (ed. note – now Lincoln) in about 1884. Shortly thereafter the Gallaghers and Dunns moved to that town from Lindsborg, Kan. Other Catholic pioneer families were the Ackermans, Jaskes, Smiths, Zink, and others who were not Irish. Many of them came from Russia, Germany and other European countries to improve their lot in free American. First Mass and First Church Around 1870, the Rev. John Fogarty of Junction City was one of the first priests to come to Lincoln and vicinity with any degree of regularity. In 1872 the Rev. Henry Temphaus, Beloit, said Mass in Lincoln. There was no church in Lincoln at this time. The Rev. Adolph Wibbert of Salina came to Lincoln from 1875-1878. When the Rev. Bernard Nuttman of Ellsworth began to serve Lincoln in 1878, the people considered building a church, and the city of Lincoln Center generously gave a whole block for that purpose. The first church was constructed partly of native cottonwood brought from Ellsworth and sawed on a local sawmill. Father Nuttman was succeeded by the Rev. T. Lager until 1880. The Rev. P. O’Connor was here for the next two years, but died then of injuries received when thrown from a horse. The Rev. John Kelly of Ellsworth ministered to the Lincoln Center needs from 1882-1883. It was during his time that the Most Rev. Louis Fink, Bishop of Leavenworth, came to administer confirmation for the first time. A Father Brockart cared for Lincoln the following year and he was in turn followed by the Rev. Anthony Carius, Ellsworth, an ex-Civil War chaplain. Father Carius served till 1888. Vesper Parish The Union Pacific railroad had passed through Lincoln county by this time and Vesper, a few miles west of Lincoln Center, was becoming a thriving center. There were several Catholic families with small children in the vicinity, so it was decided to build a church. Mr. and Mrs. John O’Toole donated a 2-acre tract as a site and St. John’s church was built in 1887. An altar patterned after the one in the present Lincoln Church was made and donated by J.I. Flaherty. During the Rev. C. Maujay’s pastorate which lasted until 1892, Mass was scheduled regularly for the 1 and 3 Sundays. The Sacrament of Confirmation was administered by Bishop Hennessy of Wichita in 1892. (Ed. note – Bishop Hennessy was serving as administrator of the Concordia Diocese during an interregnum.) The Rev. John Regan had his home in Delphos and drove to Lincoln and Vesper in a top buggy for the next four years. The Rev. J. Corrivault, coming from Canada for reasons of health, served about a year. First Resident Priest The Rev. John McNamara was first resident priest who served the parish until 1906. The rectory, still in use, was built in 1901. A leave of absence was granted Father McNamara to visit Ireland and the Rev. Joseph Conway was his substitute. Present Church In 1904 it was decided to build a church of native limestone and the cornerstone was laid by the Rev. John Maher, Salina, in 1905. A Mr. John L. Larsen, though not a member of the parish, did most of the masonry work. He died within the past year at the age of 90. A succession of pastors followed Father McNamara, with a Father Donovan serving in 1907, the Rev. John McGinnes until 1911 and the Rev. (now Rt. Rev. Monsignor) Michale Mulvihill the following year. The Rev. John Fitzgerald (now retired in Herington) served as pastor until 1922. The Rev. John R. Fox succeeded Father Fitzgerald and served intermittently until 1930. Because of Father Fox’s ill health a large number of priests substituted from time to time, including the Rev. (now Rt. Rev. Monsignor) Michael Drieling. The Jesuits from St. Mary’s often filled in during this time. In 1930 the Rev. Daniel B. Mulvihill because pastor and held it for 13 years, the longest tenure of any pastor of St. Patrick’s. Improvements There was no bell in the belfry of St. Patrick’s, and the late Frances Shepard, president of the Ladies Guild in 1938, was instrumental in obtaining a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Union Pacific Railroad without cost. Miss Shepard worked through T.L. Murray, then local agent, and W.S. Markle, former agent, having the bell sent from Omaha. The bell rang out for the first time at 1938 midnight Mass. The Rev. John W. Whitty succeeded Father Mulvihill in 1943 and remained until 1946. During his pastorate tilling was laid in sanctuary and sacristies, kneeler pads were installed, and a new roof put on the church. For a short time in 1946 a shortage of priests caused Lincoln to become a mission of Beloit. In January 1947, the Rev. George F. Breckwell was appointed pastor of St. Patrick’s and was instrumental in accumulating funds for future redecoration of the church as well as installing a new furnace. Vesper closed Since the Vesper mission had been unattended for some time, and inasmuch as a wind storm had damaged the church, it was decided to sell the building and land in 1948. The next pastor for the Rev. Adolph Hecker, appointed in 1952. During his pastorate the church was completely redecorated on the inside, the exterior of the church was sandblasted, and treated to preserve its original limestone finish, and the rectory was remodeled. In April of 1958 the Rev. John Vandenberghe was appointed to Lincoln and remained until June 1961. While in Lincoln Father Vandenberghe was responsible for the building of a $25,000 parish hall constructed of blocks made at the local Quartzite Stone Co., and with a brick veneer facing. The Rev. Eugene Stehno came to Lincoln in 1961 to succeed Father Vandenberghe, but was transferred to Concordia by reason of the serious illness of the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Emil Duchene in February 1962. The parish was attended by the Rev. Philip Lamberty, O.P., an instructor at Sacred Heart High School, Salina, by the Rev. John Shaulis, Chicago, and the Rev. Roger Meitl, Plainville. St. Patrick’s, which extends over most of Lincoln County, is among the largest territorial parishes in the diocese. There are two cemeteries in the parish, one south of Lincoln and the other the Vesper cemetery near Vesper. (Much of the data for this historical sketch was supplied by Miss Anne Dillon, Lincoln, a pioneer member of the parish.)

Hi, list! I did some "gleanings" of Lincoln County items this morning, using the "Down Memory Lane" columns from the 1989 and 1990 Lincoln Sentinel-Republicans I found this summer. I'm going to send them to Bill to be put on the page (until I learn to do it myself, which I hope will be soon!) but I thought I would share a couple choice ones with the list. (In some cases, unfortunately, I don't know what paper the items came from, but I believe when the LSR didn't specify, they came from the Lincoln Republican.) Hope you enjoy them! Lincoln County News, March 13, 1873 (This paper didn't last long, and it's too bad, because the editor was a wit.): Mr. Marsh has left a couple of very large hen’s eggs at this office, to see what we think of them. Our opinion is that if the hens can stand it, he ought to feel satisfied. A man in Kansas whose front name is John, tried a new experiment for cleaning soot out of chimneys the other day. He wrapped a lot of powder, some pound more or less, in a paper and put it in the stove, and in order to compel it to up the pipe, shut the door, and placing his feel against it, heroically awaited the result, like a mule with a howitzer strapped on his back. In due time it went off, and so did John. It was an even race to the door, but outside the powder was ahead. Whether it was disgusted at the vile uses to which it had been put, or whether the soot was too compact to be moved, it is not know. At any rate, as a cleansing method, John thinks it is a failure. The great Bugbear of Kansas: We have heard a good many say that the only really bad feat of Kansas is the extremely disagreeable winds that prevail here during the month of March. It is true that this is not the most favorable time for an eastern man to come to Kansas with the expectation of seeing the natural beauties of our state, for we do not deny that the wind does blow once in a while, and owing to the peculiar mellowness of our rich prairie soil, it is sometimes scooped up and mingled with the "balmy Zephyrs," and perhaps to a Yankee, who proverbially goes about with his mouth open, it is rather disagreeable. Of course, not being used to this kind of diet, and vexed to see his fine store clothes begrimed with dirt, he becomes disgusted and goes back east, where he can still spend a month of pleasant winter evenings lounging by a fire and spinning exaggerated tales about the disagreeable climate of Kansas. Now we propose to state a few facts in relation to the climate of Kansas, and these disagreeable winds. We have lived in two or three other states before coming to Kansas, and we have seen the wind blow just as hard as we ever did here, if not a little harder. It didn’t blow dirt in our eyes, ears and mouth though, and the reason are obvious. In the first place, the soil was too compact at this season to be disturbed by anything milder than a steel-pointed thunderbolt. In the second place, during the month of which we speak, we kept indoors and hugged the fire as closely as possible, still enjoying the luxury of snug winter weather. The wind blew pretty hard but it was not very disagreeable to persons, though the cattle, sheep and horses contracted their muscles, curved their spines and brooded over the about equal probabilities of death or approaching spring. The real truth is that during the month of March the weather in Kansas in its general features is quite similar to that experienced in May in many of the eastern states. We do not escape the most disagreeable characteristics of an eastern climate during the spring months. The Kansas farmer is enabled to commence his spring work during the latter part of February, and not unfrequently a great deal of the plowing and seeding is done during that month. The winds that blow during the next month are warm and healthful, starting all vegetation into life and a man finds it most convenient to dispense with the wearing of a coat. The fact is, we have no weather scarcely that will keep men from pursuing their customary out of door avocations, and we know nothing about muddy roads. Our winters days are nearly all sunny and agreeable, our spring weather balmy and healthful, and our summers answer to the most perfect definition of a temperate climate. An eastern man can well afford to exchange the luxury of a hard winter with its deep snows, a spring of cold, sleety, rainy, windy days, and a brief summer of sweltering heat for a home in a state like Kansas, possessing all the merits and very few of the demerits of a temperate and tropical climate, if he does have to eat a little dirt. April 15, 1915, Lincoln Sentinel: A revolver is a nickel-plated substitute for bravery, which has practically driven the original article out of the market. The revolver gives a puny man with a 5-8 inch brain and the pluck of a grasshopper a 100-year reach and makes him more deadly than a Sioux Indian. There was a time when this country had no dangerous animals, except bears and wolves, and life was safe except on the frontiers, but now vast hordes of 16-year-old boys with cigarettes in their face and portable cannons in their hip pockets, produce obituaries with the skill and enthusiasm of a cholera microbe; while it is not at all times possible to meet a personal enemy who has been chasing you for a week and who is reluctantly compelled to defend himself when he catches you by filling you so full of lead that your remains will require eight pallbearers. Revolvers are now so generally used in debate, in domestic quarrels and repartee of all sorts that 8,000 Americans die of them each year, it is said. Dec. 14, 1939, Lincoln Sentinel: A possum which weighed 7 ½ pounds after being dressed for the vent, provided John QUINN with another southern feast this week. The possum presented Quinn by Ted LOHMANN, was "the biggest yet," said Quinn, and "had plenty of fat to grease the corn bread." Besides the meat and cornbread, Quinn had his usual sweet potatoes and buttermilk.